title: Stretch palsy of the spinal accessory nerve. Case report.
abstract: Although sharp and blunt injury to the spinal accessory nerve has been well-documented, stretch or traction-type injury has not been reported previously. Such a case, treated successfully with nerve grafting, is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dellon
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cornblath
mesh_terms: D000055:Accessory Nerve; D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery